fair playing field
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- noun
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campo de juego equitativo
- In sports, it is essential to create a fair playing field so that all teams have an equal chance to win.
Politicians don't have a lot to gain financially by creating a fair playing field.
- Politicians don't have a lot to gain financially by creating a fair playing field.
- But how do we create a situation in which fairness becomes, you know, a rubric by which we're establishing that fair playing field?
- It's more of a, you know, equal fair playing field if those businesses actually start and do those things as independent companies.
- I think you know it, it some level, you know, you want, especially at the elite level, you want to assure a level play fairing few level and fair playing field.
- I think it it at at some level, you know, you want, especially at the elite level, you want to assure a level play, fairing field level and fair playing field.
Examples
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It's more of a, you know, equal fair playing field if those businesses actually start and do those things as independent companies.
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Our conversation focused on how to both educate our athletes and how to best provide testing and deterrents to ensure that our athletes are competing on a clean, fair playing field.
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Government need only serve as an 'umpire' to maintain a fair playing field; consequently, a career umpire who has never played the game would be awkward, inept, and clearly useless at the job!
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The new regulations aim to ensure a fair playing field for all businesses competing in the market.
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The organization works hard to provide a fair playing field for all employees, promoting equal opportunities and fairness.
Synonyms
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3.8
The conditions that let people or companies compete fairly
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3.5
A situation where everyone has the same fair chance to succeed
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6.0
An equal chance to succeed and be treated the same as others
How Fair
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositional: 'playing field' denotes the arena or conditions for competition and 'fair' means impartial or equal, so a learner who knows the words can infer a situation with equal chances. This sports-based metaphor is common and parallels like 'level playing field' exist in many languages, increasing its predictability for B1 learners.
Etymology
Fair playing field comes from sport: a playing field where the ground and the rules are the same for everyone and nothing gives one team an advantage. That's why it means 'a situation where everyone has an equal chance'.